Girls' name · since 1942
Marlinda
Marlinda has 539 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marlinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 539 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Marlinda recorded 539 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1998.
- #11,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 539 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlinda ranks #11,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 539 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marlinda's 539 recorded births place it above 84.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlinda's full recorded timeline at 1972, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1998
- Peak year (1969)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Marlinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (145 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Marlinda's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Marlinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 145 births (27% of all-time use).
How Marlinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marlinda's total volume
Marlinda by state
Where Marlinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.9% |
15 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlinda's data
- Marlinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlindas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marlinda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.